TY - JOUR T1 - Factors associated with the provision of anti-smoking advice in general practice consultations. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 997 LP - 999 VL - 52 IS - 485 AU - Alison Wynn AU - Tim Coleman AU - Stephen Barrett AU - Andrew Wilson Y1 - 2002/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/52/485/997.abstract N2 - Guidelines urge general practitioners (GPs) to discuss smoking with patients as frequently as possible. Using data collected before and after consultations, this study confirms that GPs are more likely to discuss smoking in the context of smoking-related problems. Encouraging GPs to make greater use of problem-orientated opportunities to discuss smoking may have more effect on rates of advice giving than urging them to advise all smokers. ER -